Jenèz 37
1 Men Jakòb rete rete l' nan peyi Kanaran kote papa l' te pase tout lavi l'.
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 Men istwa fanmi Jakòb la. Jozèf te yon jenn gason disètan. Li t'ap gade mouton ak kabrit ansanm ak frè l' yo, pitit gason Bila ak Zilpa, fanm kay papa l' yo. Li te konn rapòte bay papa l' tout vye bagay yo t'ap fè.
These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3 Izrayèl menm te renmen Jozèf plis pase tout lòt pitit li yo, paske li te fin granmoun lè Jozèf te fèt. Li fè yon bèl varèz long ak manch pou li.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.
4 Lè frè l' yo wè jan papa yo te renmen Jozèf plis pase yo, yo pran rayi l'. Yo pa t' louvri bouch avè l' san yo pa joure l'.
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 Yon jou, Jozèf fè yon rèv. Li rakonte l' bay frè li yo. Sa te fè yo rayi l' pi plis toujou.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6 Li di yo: -Mesye, tande yon rèv mwen fè.
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 Mwen wè nou tout nou te nan jaden, chak moun t'ap mare yon pakèt zèb. Pakèt mwen an rete konsa li kanpe tout dwat pou kont li, epi tout pakèt pa nou yo fè wonn li, yo vin bese tèt devan pa m' lan tankou moun y'ap salwe.
For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 Frè l' yo di l': -Anhan! Ou vle di ou pral chèf nou, ou pral kòmande nou! Yo te vin rayi l' pi plis toujou poutèt rèv li te di yo li fè a.
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 Apre sa, Jozèf fè yon lòt rèv ankò. Li rakonte l' bay frè li yo. Li di yo: -Mwen fè yon lòt rèv. Mwen wè solèy la, lalen lan ansanm ak onz zetwal ki t'ap bese tèt devan mwen.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 Li rakonte rèv la bay papa l' ansanm ak frè l' yo. Men papa a t'ap rale zòrèy li, li t'ap di l': -Ki kalite rèv w'ap fè konsa a? Koulye a, se pou mwen menm, manman ou ansanm ak onz frè ou yo, pou nou vin bese tèt devan ou?
And he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What [is] this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 Frè Jozèf yo t'ap fè jalouzi, men papa l' t'ap kalkile tout bagay sa yo nan tèt li.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 Frè Jozèf yo leve, y ale jouk Sichèm ak bann bèt papa yo pou fè yo manje.
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13 Izrayèl rele Jozèf, li di l' konsa: -Frè ou yo mennen bèt yo jouk Sichèm al manje. Vini non, m'ap voye ou bò kote yo pou mwen. Jozèf reponn: -Men mwen wi, papa.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here [am I].
14 Izrayèl di l' konsa: -Tanpri, ale we kouman frè ou yo ak bèt yo ye laba a. Apre sa, tounen vin pote nouvèl yo ban mwen. Konsa, se papa l' menm ki te fè l' pati kite Fon Ebwon an. Lè Jozèf rive Sichèm,
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 li pèdi wout li nan savann lan, li kontre ak yon nonm ki mande l': -Kisa w'ap chache konsa?
And a certain man found him, and, behold, [he was] wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 Jozèf reponn li: -M'ap chache frè m' yo. Tanpri, di m' ki kote yo mennen bèt yo al manje.
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
17 Nonm lan di l': -Yo te isit la wi, men yo pati deja. Mwen tande yo t'ap di yo pral Dotan. Jozèf pati dèyè frè l' yo, li jwenn yo Dotan.
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 Men, anvan Jozèf te rive, yo te gen tan wè l' byen lwen ap vini. Yo fè konplo pou yo touye l'.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 Yonn di lòt: -Men nonm ki renmen fè rèv la ap vini.
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Annou wè. N'ap touye l', n'ap jete kadav la nan yonn nan pi yo. Epi n'a di se bèt nan bwa ki touye l'. Konsa n'a wè si sa l' te wè nan rèv li yo va rive vre.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 Woubenn t'ap koute yo, li t'ap chache yon jan pou sove Jozèf anba men yo. Li di yo: -Piga nou touye l'.
And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 Pa fè san koule. Ann voye l' jete nan pi sa a ki nan dezè a. Men, pa leve men sou li. Li t'ap di yo sa paske li te fè lide sove l' anba men yo pou l' te voye l' tounen bay papa l'.
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23 Lè Jozèf rive bò kote frè l' yo, yo wete bèl varèz long ak manch ki te sou li a.
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;
24 Yo pran l', yo jete l' nan pi a. Pi a te vid, li pa t' gen dlo.
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.
25 Apre sa, yo chita pou yo manje. Pandan yo leve je yo, konsa yo wè yon kolonn moun Izmayèl ki t'ap vwayaje. Yo te soti Galarad. Chamo yo te chaje ak gonm bwa, lansan ak lami yo t'ap pote al vann nan peyi Lejip.
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
26 Jida di frè l' yo konsa: -Sa sa ap rapòte nou pou nou touye frè nou an epi apre sa pou nou kache sa?
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Annou vann li ak moun Izmayèl yo. Konsa nou p'ap bezwen leve men nou sou li. Apre tou, se frè nou li ye, se menm san ak nou. Frè l' yo tonbe dakò.
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Lè machann Madyan yo vin ap pase, yo rale Jozèf moute sot nan pi a. Yo vann li ak moun Izmayèl yo pou vin pyès lajan. Moun Izmayèl yo menm mennen l' nan peyi Lejip.
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Lè Woubenn tounen nan pi a, li pa jwenn Jozèf ladan l'. Sa te fè l' lapenn anpil. Li chire rad ki te sou li a.
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 Li tounen al jwenn frè li yo, li di yo: -Ti gason an pa nan pi a non! Kisa m' pral fè koulye a?
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 Yo touye yon bouk kabrit, yo pran bèl varèz Jozèf la, yo tranpe l' nan san an.
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 Yo voye varèz la bay papa yo ak komisyon sa a: -Men sa nou jwenn. Gade wè si se pa varèz pitit gason ou lan.
And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son’s coat or no.
33 Jakòb rekonèt rad la, li di: -Men wi, se varèz pitit gason m' lan. Se yon bèt nan bwa ki devore l'. Bèt la dechèpiye l' nèt.
And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34 Sa ou tande a, yon sèl lapenn pran Jakòb, li chire rad ki te sou li, li mare yon tanga sak nan ren li. Li pase kèk tan ap kriye pou pitit gason l' lan.
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 tout lòt gason l' yo ansanm ak pitit fi l' yo te vin ba l' kouraj, men li te refize tande sa yo t'ap di l'. Li t'ap plede repete: -M'ap kriye pou pitit gason m' lan jouk m al jwenn li lè m'a mouri. Se konsa li t'ap kriye pou pitit gason l' lan. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Pandan tout tan sa a, moun Madyan yo te gen tan vann Jozèf nan peyi Lejip ak Potifa, yonn nan chèf lame farawon an. Se li menm ki te kòmandan gad palè yo.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, [and] captain of the guard.
